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Old Jun 27, 2004 | 09:20 PM
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guy's ,need some help.i have a 71 sunflower yellow coupe.....everything works on it except.....the speedometer registers but the odometer doed'nt register the miles you travel....have a 72 also that does the same thing.....anybody encountered this and what is the fix?....thanks Larry
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 08:24 AM
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common problem http://www.corvettefaq.com http://www.corvetteinstrumentservice.com
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Old Jun 28, 2004 | 08:33 AM
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I rebuilt the head on mine. Fairly easy to do but it is a common problem. Most likely one of the gears is stripped or broken. Most of the vendors have kits available to rebuild the heads for both tach and speedo.
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